thermodynamic_phase_of_cloud_water_particles_at_cloud_top

"cloud_top" refers to the top of the highest cloud. "Water" means water in all phases. A variable with the standard name of thermodynamic_phase_of_cloud_water_particles_at_cloud_top contains integers which can be translated to strings using flag_values and flag_meanings attributes. Alternatively, the data variable may contain strings which indicate the thermodynamic phase. These strings are standardised. Values must be chosen from the following list: liquid; ice; mixed.

List containing this term version: CF (25) CF (27) CF (24) CF (26) CF (28)

Proposls with this term version:

Proposal: Maarten Plieger [MSG Cloud physical properties codificati]

Proposal: Randy Horne / Michael Carlomusto / Alison Pamment [GOES-R standard names; new standard_name]

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